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Nightly News
October 14, 2014

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>>>finally tonight, over the last two weeks we have seen just about the worse in
partisan politics
but the
government shutdown
has allowed us to see some of the best in each other. americans have shown the opposite of washington's pettiness by stepping in to fill the needs our government no longer can. here's
nbc
's
mark potter
.

>> reporter: in
head start
school near atlanta, closed by the
government shutdown
, the doors are open again, thanks to a $10 million gift to
head start
from houston billionaires john and laura arnold.

>>it was such a relief. an answer to our prayers really.

>> reporter: in arizona, the closure of the
grand canyon national park
left 2200 workers furloughed. fearing food shortages, a
local church
made a plea for help to the
saint mary
's
food bank
in phoenix which quickly loaded 600 food boxes and drove them north to feed the park workers.

>>a lot of them live paycheck to paycheck. we are talking minimum wage workers up there.

>> reporter: in
colorado springs
, colorado, this bank is giving away interest-free loans to help with furloughed workers.